Angela Merkel goes into quarantine as precaution
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into self-quarantine after she was exposed to the virus, according to her office.
The chancellor learned that a doctor who administered a precautionary pneumonia vaccine on Friday afternoon tested positive for COVID-19, her office said.
"In the next days she will be regularly tested in the coming days, as a test now would not yet be fully conclusive. From her quarantine at home, the Chancellor will continue to attend to her official business," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
Shortly before she learned about the exposure, Merkel issued an order earlier in the day that barred social gatherings of more than two people with the exemptions of families and people living in the same household. The order will be in effect for two weeks.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus
Ms Merkel had received a precautionary vaccine Friday against pneumococcus, a pneumonia-causing bacteria.
[Her spokesman said] the 65-year-old would work from home for the time being.
It was too soon for a conclusive test result, he said, but Ms Merkel would undergo "regular tests" in the coming days.
In the conference earlier on Sunday, the German Chancellor announced a nationwide ban on public meetings of more than two people outside of work, to be in place for at least two weeks.[...]
The Chancellor expressed gratitude to Germans who were following the social distancing rule of staying at least 1.5 metres apart.
"Thank you. I know it means making sacrifices, both personal and economic," Ms Merkel said.
"I am very moved that so many people are obeying the rules. That's how we show that we care for older people and the sick, for whom the virus is the most dangerous. In short, that's how we save lives."
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